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Grant Administration > No Child Left Behind
March 29, 2006 NCLB Showcase Goal
On Wednesday, March 29, 2006 seven projects under the NCLB Improving Teacher Quality State Grant program participated in an annual showcase of professional development projects. The showcase was held in the Rotunda of the Illinois State Capitol. These projects along with those administered under the Illinois State Board of Education's Mathematics and Science program met to present a summary of their research based professional development activities aimed at improving teacher quality. The work of these projects support state and national efforts to improve teacher quality.
March 29, 2006 NCLB Showcase Participants
Project Name: A Formula For Success: ISAMS
Lead Institution: Western Illinois University

Pictured are: Project Director Donna McCaw, Terry Nunn IBHE, Kai Killam Science Teacher at United Township High School

Pictured are: Project Director Donna McCaw WIU, Terry Nunn IBHE, Kai Killam Science Teacher at United Township High School
Project Name: Project TEAMS (Technology Enhancements and Applications in Math and Science)
Lead Institution: Eastern Illinois University

Pictured are: From Red Hill High School Students Back row: Jacob Zwilling, Nick Evans, Teacher David Abendroth Front row: Angela Perrin, Sheila Schauf, Project Director Marylin Lisowski

Pictured are: From Red Hill High School Students Back row: Jacob Zwilling, Nick Evans, Teacher David Abendroth Front row: Angela Perrin, Sheila Schauf, Project Director Marylin Lisowski EIU

Project Name: Project TEAMS (Technology Enhancements and Applications in Math and Science)
Lead Institution: Eastern Illinois University

Pictured are: From Rochester High School and Ursuline Academy Students From Left: Rich Jachino IBHE , Blake Cory, Maggie Eby, Stacey McQueen (teacher), Molly Godar (teacher), Katie Richards, Kallie Mizeur, Todd Stoltar, Cindy Logsdon (teacher)

Pictured are: From Rochester High School and Ursuline Academy Students From Left: Rich Jachino IBHE , Blake Cory, Maggie Eby, Stacey McQueen (teacher), Molly Godar (teacher), Katie Richards, Kallie Mizeur, Todd Stoltar, Cindy Logsdon (teacher)

Project Name: Creating the Critical Mass for a Chain Reaction of Change
Lead Institution: Columbia College Chicago

Pictured are: Dianne Gardner, Marcelo Caplan, Latasha Sanders, Keith Kostecka

Pictured are: From Columbia College From Left: Dianne Gardner ISU, Marcelo Caplan, Latasha Sanders, Keith Kostecka

Project Name: Developing Leadership to Sustain Change
Lead Institution: University of Illinois at Chicago

Pictured are: Joan Bieler, Paul Baker

Pictured are: Joan Bieler UIC, Paul Baker ISU

Project Name: A Technology Intensive Science and Math Model (TIMeS)
Lead Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Pictured are: Shannon Smith (teacher, Tuscola Community School District), Lynn Burdick (Office of Educational Technology, College of Education, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign) and Beth Reifsteck (teacher, Tuscola Community School District).

Pictured are: Shannon Smith (teacher, Tuscola Community School District), Lynn Burdick (Office of Educational Technology, College of Education, University of Illinois-Urbana/Champaign) and Beth Reifsteck (teacher, Tuscola Community School District).

Project Name: Content and Implementation: Parallel Strategies for Improving Science Education
Lead Institution: Loyola University

Pictured are: Project Directors Rachel Shefner and David Slavsky, Gwen Pollock ISBE

Pictured are: Loyola Project Directors Rachel Shefner and David Slavsky, Gwen Pollock ISBE

Project Name: Science Teaching Excellence Partnership
Lead Institution: Illinois State University

Pictured are: Steve Holman Rend Lake College, Mike Mann IBHE, Willy Hunter ISU

Pictured are: Steve Holman Rend Lake College, Mike Mann IBHE, Willy Hunter ISU